# List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to the United States

The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States of America was the official diplomatic representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States. The ambassador and the embassy staff at large worked at the Afghan Embassy in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The last ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was Adela Raz, who succeeded Roya Rahmani in July 2021. In February 2022, Raz resigned. The embassy and consulates closed the following month, and all diplomatic and consular activities stopped.

## List

| No. | Name | Title | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer |
| Kingdom of Afghanistan |||||||
| 1 | Abdul Hussain Aziz | Minister | 1943 | 4 June 1943 | 1946 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 2 | Habibullah Khan Tarzi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1946 | 1946 | 1953 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 3 | Mohammed Kabir Ludin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1953 | – | 1956 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 4 | Najib Ullah | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1956 | – | 1958 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 5 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1958 | – | 1963 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 6 | Abdul Majid | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1963 | – | 1967 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 7 | Abdullah Malikyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1967 | – | 1978 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| Republic of Afghanistan |||||||
| 7 | Abdullah Malikyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1967 | – | 1978 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |||||||
| 8 | Abdul Waheed Karim | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1978 | – | 1980 | Nur Muhammad Taraki |
| 9 | Nur Ahmed Nur | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1980 | – | 1981 | Babrak Karmal |
| – | Mohed Salem Spartak | Chargé d'affaires | 1982 | – | 1984 | Babrak Karmal |
| – | Mohammad Haidar Rafiq | Chargé d'affaires | 1984 | – | 1985 | Babrak Karmal |
| – | Mohammad Ashraf Samimi | Chargé d'affaires | 1985 | – | 1986 | Babrak Karmal |
| 10 | Rouhullah Erfaqi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1986 | – | 1987 | Babrak Karmal |
| 11 | Mia Gul | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1988 | – | 1990 | Mohammad Najibullah |
| – | Abdul Ghafoor Jawshan | Chargé d'affaires | 1990 | – | 1992 | Mohammad Najibullah |
| Islamic State of Afghanistan |||||||
| – | Abdul Rahim | Chargé d'affaires | 1992 | – | 1994 | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| – | Yar Mohammad Mohabat | Chargé d'affaires | 1994 | – | 1995 | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| Northern Alliance of Afghanistan |||||||
| – | None appointed 1995–2002 | None appointed 1995–2002 | None appointed 1995–2002 | None appointed 1995–2002 | None appointed 1995–2002 | None appointed 1995–2002 |
| Afghan Transitional Administration |||||||
| – | Haroun Amin | Chargé d'affaires | 2002 | – | 2002 | Hamid Karzai |
| 12 | Ishaq Shahyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 2002 | – | 4 December 2003 | Hamid Karzai |
| 13 | Said Tayeb Jawad | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 4 December 2003 | – | 2010 | Hamid Karzai |
| Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |||||||
| 13 | Said Tayeb Jawad | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 4 December 2003 | – | 22 September 2010 | Hamid Karzai |
| – | Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel | Chargé d'affaires | 22 September 2010 | – | 14 February 2011 | Hamid Karzai |
| 14 | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 14 February 2011 | 23 February 2011 | September 2015 | Hamid Karzai |
| 15 | Hamdullah Mohib | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 2015 | September 2015 | August 2018 | Ashraf Ghani |
| – | Madina Qasimi | Chargé d'affaires | August 2018 | August 2018 | December 2018 | Ashraf Ghani |
| 16 | Roya Rahmani | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 2018 | December 2018 | July 2021 | Ashraf Ghani |
| 17 | Adela Raz | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) | | Stepped down 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) | Ashraf Ghani |
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